Press-drill.



F. SHEHWIN PRESS DRILL.

APPucATloN FILED APH. le. me.

me/wrox Patented Mar. 18,1919.

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Patented Maf. 18,1919.

F. SHERWIN. PRESS DRILL.

.APPL'ICATION FILED APR-.16 i918. 1,297,601.

F. SHI-IRWIN. PRESS DRILL; APPLICATION FILED APR.1'6. ma.

1,297,601. Patented Mar. 18,1919.

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' of the ground u A while the machine is being driven fromone plowed ground, the plantershoesand press :FRANK sHEnwnLoFBRooKrNGs;sou'rfnaxor.:

Aminata@ mea'atfr'niaieis.' f sefiaiiiuiesfsaf 1 Toallfwhomz' may (former/n.;l u NK Srmnwnufa 11 citizen of the.v United States, residingat Brookings, in the county ofBrookings and Statey of South Dakota, have invented' certain new and useful Improvements in Press- Drills,` of which the following is a specification. i'

' This invention 'relates to pressv drills V for drill seeding grain', alfalfa, Jclover andV all other grass seeds and more particularly 'to the riding type embodying planter shoes and following press wheels.`

One of the primary objects of the present invention is to provide 1n a press drill ofthe type above mentioned means Wh'erebythe planting mechanism may be elevated clear surfaceand rendered inactive field to another, or when turningthe'maport, wheels which are'carried by a suitable frame mounted for rocking movement upon the frame of the machinein such a manner that the wheels may be brought into position clear ofthe ground sothat the planting mechanism will. travel over the wheels, in the latter instance, supporting the i ventire weight of the'machine andthe driver thereof as well as the entire weight ofy the transport wheels and the oscillatorycarrier frame therefor, thus insuring of athorough packing of the soilabout the seedlas planted.

"Another object of the invention is .toprovide a seed drill ofthe classdescribedbuilt 40'; anism, th

intwo sections each embracing planter meche sections being so mountedl beneath 'the tongue frameofthe machine as to permit of free lateral oscillatory movement of the may readily adapt themselves to irregularisections 1 dependent of yeach other, whereby the planting mechanisms of the two sections i' Q tiesjn the ground surfaoe,as forexample l f contemplates so 'mounting Vthe twoplanter when traveling lengthwise of dead furrows the field. 'A At thefs'ame time the invention sections of the machine that whilethey may l have the independent oscillatory motion inst Uil. 5,

:referred to, they y yet be maintainedin tie Parallelism eb'et of tlie'iriventien is vide "i Fig. 4 1s view 'f' tional4 v 'iew taken '.55of'Figi'3' the present invention comprises a tongue f :framef'which"constitutes theI main frame' of fthe machine; frames'which aremounted fon,I

chine at theends of a field being planted, the machineembodying, for. this purpose, transeans whe eby u drill shoes enter the ground maybe varied desired 'so as te regulate'the depth a@ lch the seed vare 'deposited inthe soil. f 1 "f In the accompanying drawings:

through the. seedboxes of the machine takensubstantially on the line 4+4 of Fig. 2

A"Fig 5 is a detail vertical longitudinal sec- Generallylsp'eaking. 'tl*1e'ima-chinel embodythe ldepthlto y which thefy "Figure 1 lis a perspective view of the 'ma-L lchine 'embodying the, present invention;

Fig. 2 isa vertical-'front to `rear sectional "'-view'therethroughg` v l ,l

' Fig.l 3 isa top plan view lof the machine ;'V

a vertical longitudinal sectional 'sub'stantially on the line' transverse oscillatoryE motion beneath 'the ing; lbea-rings mounted upon the planter frames. a frame mounted for swingingl movement in thebearings` means for swinging the last-mentioned frame. and carrier or mentioned frame. v I n the drawings the tongue frame is illustrated'as including tongue beams 1 which 'transport wheels mounted in the said last? constitute the tongue proper and which are conirented and relatively braced by suitable cr0ss-piecesf2located near their rear ends.

"lh'e'l-3eams 1 forwardly oftheir rear ends are secured', to and supported upon a bolster 3 which .in turn is secured to and supported by` versely-beneath'thebeams.1 and which is preferably of channel iron construction, the

bar being arranged with its channeled sides forward'frame bar 4fwhich extends transi presented,4 downwardly., Av similar frame j vbar 5 is arranged rearwardly of the bar 4 and parallel thereto, and lthe rear ends of the u tongue beams 1 are bolted or .otherwise securedtheretdas indicated-by the numeral 6. VThe frame bars 4Y and 5 are relatively braced y, by means of diagonal brace bars 7 boltedxat their ends tothe said frame bars and crossing each other at al vpoint between thetongue beamsf 1. A driversseat is 'supported at secured at'thei lower ends, 'as indicated by the upper endsof seat stan'dardsf which are; .f

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theniiineral the rea-i of thetdngue beams 1 and are braced by means"of-brace"' bars 11 secured at theirupperfendsito:tlieizshoes .157i arespermtteeto enter the ground said standards 9 and at their lower endsto the said tongue beams.

ilupon"the;saidliaftslrlfliusby bearing boxes the depth to which the drill adjiusting the may bevaiied in accordance with the depth Y F -ff'- at'which it is desired the seed shall be planted.

Each of the planter frames comprises is usual the press wheels 29 travel behind beaiiisf1-2 an'di a pair -of intermediate beams 13 arranged parallel to ,each,.other and part L. allel to the side beams' 12 and between the `latter .beams p`as clearly. shown. inv Fig.. 3 of thefdrawings. Across bar .14.Ais v securedto .the under-sides ofthebeams12 and..13 .of

eva-ch planteriraine at the frontends of the side beams,..and.similar bars 15. and 16" are alsol secured to theunder-sides-,of thebeams 12 and 13, the Vlatter fbarsserving, to support the drill shoes-17 of each plantensection, which shoes are of theordiiiaryl or .any preferredY construction, and .have seede delivered to them-throughseed tubes 18 leading downwardly from a seed box 19 which `is .suitably secured -uponthe uppersidesof thebeams12 and 13 .of the respective planter frame, it. being lunderstood that each planter frame supports a seed box, andci'n-likemanvner supports a seriesotthe drillslioes 17.

The means provided for deliveringseedrfrom the seed boxes 19 to therespective,seriesiof seedI tubes 18,is substantially identical with the structure shown in my patent issued May 2, 1916, No. 1,181,930. :While in thev patented structure va single screw shaftqwas mountedfor :rotation within .the lowerpor- Vtions of bothA of the seed boxes .and,. conse quently, extended between the .adjacentends of the boxes, in the present construction two shafts are provided, oneforeach seed box and indicated bythe numeral .120,.1so-that there is no. connection between the. adjacent ends. of the seed boxes to interfere. witlitheir relative movement when their respective planter frames independently oscillate, as will be presently explained.. .Eachfofthe screwshafts 2O projects at. one-.endlbeyond the outer end of the respective seedbox and has fixed upon its said end. a sprocketgear The chains 22 pass also about sprockets 23 which are'mounted lupon theV outer endsof shafts 24, it being understoodthat there. are

two o .f the shafts 2 4 andone mounted upon `beams 13 rearwardly of the seed boxes 19 b v means of bolts 28 which fit throughithe `said Vsl'otsj27. Of course, by looseningthe bolts 28 the bracket members A26 may beinert-icallyraised orlowered so as to correspondingly adjust the respective shafts 24 andthe press 'wheelsv of the planter [mechanism: iwhi'cli are .inerlbr theliluseal29ahd. arexd thef-sh'ees' 17 so as to press dewi`1 ,`th.soil

:upon the ...Planted Seel .lfii mounting the planter frames beneath the tongue iframecacho,f` the.-.planter trames hasseeured upon.. its beams liiioirt andrear bolstersfindicated resptvlely the niimetals., 3o and 31, the-'frontbolsten beinahcatediat. the for.Ward. .endf o..,the"'lieaiiis. t. andy .the lrear...bolster.t ae;n,g. located],immediately,. fforwaidl o f; :the irespeetiveseed box I19. "Each of't iese bolsters'is formed Afrom are respectively receivedhetween the. dependtion tlieretogthe pivots .comp risingthehdts 34 .and .eyes 33;.being. located, of..course,. in r[front tdrear ,alinement dalle. instance. of .each;..planter viraine.-` It will belapparent4 from'f ,the .foregoing ,that as the machine is marteling ,overl..luierengro11nd,.Y 0rVv for.- exam- .ple,.. "0ve r.dead furiows or back fiirrows,.the

shoesA `and pressv wheels .may accommodate themselves to. .the inequalities in. the. ground.

.surface .as the.. framesmay. tilt-orl oscillate laterally and, .V consequently, :the ma- /chiiie .is not, subjected to the .Strain .which would. otherwvisebe imposedupon it. .if the planterliframesiwere rigdiandfurthrmore fthe@ p raiit'iig .or-.dr.illing operation ,more

21 about whichpasses a sprocket. chaii1f-22.

.The .transporting as, before stated,

-includesa ,iramecairrimigr-.wheelsand: the

.Said frame. .comprsea-aftransverse member.

fmotionin. suitable bearing eyes mounted upon. cross pieces 40, .which extend between the intermediate vbeainsl.v of the. planter frames, thengegemen member ,3 5 ,in

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Ithe. ..b.earii 1 g eyes.. 39.2 being suiicieutlji loose ,A

to. vintentere..wiflisthe free oscillation of .the respective bearingframesend .the said eyes 39 beingv located in @front torear .alinevme iit .-with. the. pivots f3.4 for .the said. .plainter wheels 38 are of such diameter that when the frame is rocked in its bearings so that the portion 36 will extend substantially vertically, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the shoes 17 and press wheels 29 will be lifted clear of the ground surface. In order that the frame of the transporting device may be so swung, a hand lever 41 is secured to the member 35 of the fname at an intermediate point, as indicated by the numeral 42, and by swinging this -lever forwardly or rearwardly the frame may be swung respectively rearwardly or forwardly so as to move the wheels 38 out of and into position to support the machine for travel without operation of the planter mechanism. In order that the lever 41 may be held in its rearwardly swung position, there is provided a detent bar 43 which is secured at its forward end as at 44, to Athe cross members 2 extending between the tongue beams 1, and this bar extends rearwardly between the seed boxes, as shown yin Fig. 1 of the drawings, and is provided at -a suitable point in its length with an outstanding bracket or rest 45 behind which the lever 41 may be engaged when the said lever has been swung to position to elevate the shoes and press wheels clear of the ground surface.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a planter, a main frame, independent planter frames connected therewith for independent transverse oscillation, a planter mechanism carried by leach planter frame, a transporting frame including a continuous member journaled for oscillation upon the planter frames longitudinally thereof, said member bridging the planter frames and the journals for the said member being located in front to rear alinement with the connections between the respective planter frame andthe main frame and loose, whereby the planter frames7 may have transverse oscillatory motion with relation to the transporting frame, ground wheels mounted upon the transponting frame,v andmeans whereby the transporting frame may be oscillated to move the ground wheels into and out of supporting position.

2. The combination of a rigid tongue frame, planter frames mounted on the under side of the tongue Jframe for independent oscillation transversely of the vtongue frame, and a transporting frame mounted on the rear ends of the planter frames for oscillating movement longitudinally thereof, said transporting frame having a wheel adapted to run on the ground.

3. The combination of a rigid tongue frame, planter frames mounted on the under side of the tongue frame and carryin planter shoes and presser wheels, a roc shaft mounted transversely on the rear ends of the planter frames and having longitudinally disposed arms at its ends, wheels carried by the free ends of said arms, a handle member extending from said rock shaft, and a detent bar secured on the tongue frame and Iextending rearwardly therefrom to be engaofed by said handle member.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

FRANK sHEn-wIN. [1.. s]

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